The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia

United States is a self-appointed country which monitors the issue of human trafficking. In 2001, the U.S Department of State introduced the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report as an effort to eradicate human trafficking. The country oversees 187 state governments on their progress in addressi...

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Main Authors:	Ab Hamid, Zuraini, Mohamad Amin, Noorshuhadawati, Ab Aziz, Norjihan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63699/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63699/23/53699_THE%20PROTECTION%20OF%20HUMAN%20TRAFFICKING_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-636992018-06-06T03:27:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63699/ The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia Ab Hamid, Zuraini Mohamad Amin, Noorshuhadawati Ab Aziz, Norjihan H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General) United States is a self-appointed country which monitors the issue of human trafficking. In 2001, the U.S Department of State introduced the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report as an effort to eradicate human trafficking. The country oversees 187 state governments on their progress in addressing human trafficking by collecting relevant information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the consulates and embassies around the globe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and media reports. In the period of 2012 until 2017, the TIP reports highlighted that the Malaysian government did not manage to protect the trafficking victims effectively. As a result, Malaysia is not included among the Tier 1 countries and it has to ensure strict compliance with Section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. The protection of victims in Malaysia is entrusted to a number of stakeholders, namely five enforcement bodies led by the Royal Malaysian Police. This paper examined the protection provided to the human trafficking victims by these enforcement bodies. The findings revealed that the enforcement bodies comply with the guidelines and legal framework in Malaysia, despite the claim that they provide inadequate protection. As a recommendation, Malaysia may reflect on the efforts undertaken by the Australian government to protect victims in their country. This approach is anticipated to catapult Malaysia into the Tier 1 ranking in TIP by the year 2020. 2018-03-20 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63699/23/53699_THE%20PROTECTION%20OF%20HUMAN%20TRAFFICKING_complete.pdf Ab Hamid, Zuraini and Mohamad Amin, Noorshuhadawati and Ab Aziz, Norjihan (2018) The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia. In: Seminar 2018: Contemporary Challenges Relating to Human Mobility: Policy and Law, 20 March 2018, Fakulti Undang-Undang UKM. (Unpublished)
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description	United States is a self-appointed country which monitors the issue of human trafficking. In 2001, the U.S Department of State introduced the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report as an effort to eradicate human trafficking. The country oversees 187 state governments on their progress in addressing human trafficking by collecting relevant information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the consulates and embassies around the globe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and media reports. In the period of 2012 until 2017, the TIP reports highlighted that the Malaysian government did not manage to protect the trafficking victims effectively. As a result, Malaysia is not included among the Tier 1 countries and it has to ensure strict compliance with Section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. The protection of victims in Malaysia is entrusted to a number of stakeholders, namely five enforcement bodies led by the Royal Malaysian Police. This paper examined the protection provided to the human trafficking victims by these enforcement bodies. The findings revealed that the enforcement bodies comply with the guidelines and legal framework in Malaysia, despite the claim that they provide inadequate protection. As a recommendation, Malaysia may reflect on the efforts undertaken by the Australian government to protect victims in their country. This approach is anticipated to catapult Malaysia into the Tier 1 ranking in TIP by the year 2020.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ab Hamid, Zuraini Mohamad Amin, Noorshuhadawati Ab Aziz, Norjihan
author_facet	Ab Hamid, Zuraini Mohamad Amin, Noorshuhadawati Ab Aziz, Norjihan
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title	The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_short	The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
title_full	The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
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title_full_unstemmed	The protection of human trafficking victims in Malaysia
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publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63699/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63699/23/53699_THE%20PROTECTION%20OF%20HUMAN%20TRAFFICKING_complete.pdf
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